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The Sinking of the Lusitania

by: Winsor McCay

Publication date: 1918
Usage: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0
Topics: Lusitantia, Winsor McCay, Animation, History, World War I, Propaganda
Publisher: Universal Film Manufacturing Co
Language: English
Item Size: 161.2M

The Sinking of the Lusitania, released in 1918, is an animated short film by American artist Winsor McCay. It features a short 12 minute explanation of the sinking of RMS Lusitania after it was struck by two torpedoes fired from a German U-boat. The film was one of many animated silent films published to create anti-German sentiment during World War I. McCay illustrated some 25,000 drawings for the production. The film is stylized as a documentary, informing viewers on details from the actual event, including a moment by moment recap, casualty list, and a list of prominent figures who were killed.